![Battleships USS Texas and USS New York on the Hudson light up the night sky with their huge searchlights in search of imaginary aerial attackers. New York, 3 May 1939.](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/f35a757cafe2b2d12cbba553f0692299/elements/1c842a8efc0d1285d69c411139563e23/xl/039909b6-fb2e-4dab-b58c-cee9d8414b39_2x.jpg)
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welcometothezone
Redditor welcometothezone recently uploaded this great vintage photograph showing two World War II battleships in the Hudson River, with dozens of spotlights searching the sky for imaginary enemies during a drill.
Battleships USS Texas and USS New York on the Hudson light up the night sky with their huge searchlights in search of imaginary aerial attackers. New York, 3 May 1939. [2000x1503]
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